Americans aged 50 and older are taking more weekend trips closer to home in place of a longer-distance annual vacation. Using data from the National Household Travel Survey, this fact sheet examines this overall trend, along with differences among people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. Shorter leisure trips may indicate a shift from air travel to vehicle travel among persons in their 50s and 60s. Longer trip distances among persons in their 70s suggests a greater need for accessibility planning and implementation for air, rail, and bus terminals, stations, and vehicles.

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Aging Demographics

One in Three Americans is Now 50 or Older

By 2030, one out of every five people in the United State will be 65-plus. Will your community be ready?